Police say man killed in shooting, crash in Newburgh (PHOTOS)

CITY OF NEWBURGH — A 36-year-old man was shot dead Monday as the city recorded its first homicide of 2014.

City police said they first learned of the shooting when they got a call that a car had struck one of the College Court buildings on Carobene Court at 4:22 p.m. College Court is one of the dormitories for Mount Saint Mary College.

Police said the victim, who was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was taken by ambulance to the Newburgh campus of St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said they could not release his name because they had not yet finished notifying his next of kin.

Police said the victim was shot several times. The type of vehicle was not named, but it appeared to be a blue sport utility vehicle. It was removed from the scene by a city flatbed truck shortly after 8 p.m.

City police detectives and the Orange County District Attorney's Office are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information is being asked to call police at 845-561-3131.